Center Console, Highline

Center Console, Highline

Removal

- Turn off the ignition.

With Automatic Transmission

- Loosen boot from the cover.

With Manual Transmission and Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG)

- Loosen boot from the cover.

All Vehicles

- Remove parking brake lever trim.

- Remove the trim in the center of the instrument panel (Jetta from MY 2010, Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Instrument Panel Center Trim ] Instrument Panel Center Trim.

- Remove the trim around the heating and A/C controls (Jetta from MY 2010, Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Heating and A/C Control Trim ] Heating and A/C Control Trim.

- Remove the center cover (Jetta from MY 2010, Golf Wagon from MY 2010). Refer to => [ Center Cover ] Center Cover.

Without CD Changer

- Remove lining mat - 1 - from storage compartment.

- Remove the "AUX IN socket" - 2 -, if equipped. Refer to

- Remove the cover - 4 - from the mounts in storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 3 - (1.5 Nm).





With CD Changer

- Remove the CD changer - 1 -.

- Remove lining mat - 2 - from storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 3 - (1.5 Nm).





Vehicles

- Open beverage holder - 1 - and remove two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Pull cup holder out of center console.

• When installing, beverage holder must be inserted (first at bottom) into center console while in a closed state. Then it must be opened and then install the two bolts - 2 -.





- Remove trim panel - 1 - from mounts in lower area - arrow -.

- Remove trim panel from mounts in center console in upper area.





- Remove the "AUX IN socket" - 1 -, if equipped.

- Remove the bolts - 2 - and - 3 - (1.5 Nm).

- Release extension - 4 - from mounts in lower area.





- If the vehicle has a manual transmission, remove the noise insulation and shift mechanism - 3 - in the center console.

- Remove the two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the ashtray - 1 - from center console and (depending on vehicle equipment) disconnect the wiring harnesses.

• The vehicle may have a storage compartment in place of an ashtray - 1 -. Removing the storage compartment is identical to removing the ashtray.





- Remove bolt - 1 - (1.5 Nm).

- Pull left footwell trim - 2 - out of mounts.

• Removal of right footwell trim is identical.

• Be sure to install the footwell trim panel - 2 - into the retainer - 3 - first.





- Remove lining mat - 4 - from storage compartment.

- Remove bolt - 5 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the two bolts - 3 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the two bolts - 2 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove the cover on the center console - 1 - in direction of - arrow -.

• Install the bolts in the following sequence: - 2 -, - 5 - and - 3 -.





- Remove center console - 1 - from vehicle.

• Make sure the center console - 1 - locks securely into the mounts in the instrument panel - arrows -.





- Remove bolts - 1 -, - 2 -, - 3 - and - 4 - (1.5 Nm).

- Remove center console trim carrier - 5 - from vehicle.